Stars Rule Cedar Rapids Theaters In Week Of Five Films
Five new features lead at Cedar Rapids cinemas with Richard Dix and Ann Harding in The Conquerors at Paramount. Will Rogers appears in Down to Earth at the State, Jack Holt stars in Man Against Woman at the Iowa, Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett headline Me and My Gal at the Iowa, Eddie Cantor performs Palmy Days at the Olympic, and Tim McCoy brings western action to Cornered at the Rialto.
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Will Rogers
Eddie Cantor
Jack Holt
Tim McCoy
Ann Harding
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Remembrances of Calvin Coolidge From a Personal View
The speaker recalls visits to the Coolidge family at the Beeches and in New York, praising Mrs. Coolidge and noting his deep respect for the President. He describes Coolidge’s calm judgment on inflation, warnings in speeches, and the era’s political pressures, along with personal anecdotes about the Coolidges and the White House visit.
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Ace Brigade To Play At Danceland
A regional note announces Ace Brigade will perform at Danceland, while entertainment columns discuss film star power and political hindsight regarding President Coolidge, with reflective commentary on 1920s economics and public perception.
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Ace Brigade
Conquerors on Paramount Screen Showcases American West
A sweeping program highlights The Conquerors with Richard Dix and Ann Harding tracing lovers from New York through Fort Allen Nebraska in a tale of frontier building. Edna May Oliver and Guy Kibbie provide brisk comedy as the couple endures banditry and hardship across generations. A Bing Crosby Song comedy Blue of the Night and a Betty Boop cartoon Crazy Inventions accompany the feature with a Paramount newsreel.
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Roger Standish
Ann Harding
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Edna May Oliver
Miss Oliver
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Bing Crosby
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Down To Earth with Will Rogers at State Theater
Will Rogers stars in Down To Earth at the State Theater opening midnight. The comedy follows Pike Peters facing a bank crisis and a return from Europe with new friends, while Ida and Ross complicate finances with a costly ball and Ross engagement. Also features Harry Sweet in Fire House Honeymoon and Paramount sound news.
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Pike Peters
Ida Peters
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Paris
Claremore
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Ida
Pike
Ross
Chicago
Michael
Oklahoma
Harry Sweet
Paramount Sound News
Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railway Stockholders Meet
The Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railway Company schedules its annual stockholders meeting to elect directors and handle other business at its Cedar Rapids office on Tuesday February 14, 1933 at 1 30 oclock a m EC Allen secretary announces the notice.
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Eddie Cantor in Palmy Days at Olympic Theatre
Eddie Cantor to star in Palmy Days at the Olympic for four days. The musical comedy satire features Cantor as an unwilling assistant to fake spiritualists and an Ostentatious bakery fantasy with extravagant beauties.
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Olympic Theater
Cantor
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Ziegfeld
Australian Bridge Enthusiasts Grow Amid Auction Skeptics
R A Lennon of Brisbane discusses the rise of Culbertson style bidding in Australia. He cites a Grand Slam hand and explains why auction players limit contracts while predicting broader adoption and interest in Contract Bridge.
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R. Austin Lennon
Brisbane
Australia
America
Culbertson
Lennon
Desperate Double and Risky Bidding in Bridge Hand
In a 1933 bridge discussion, East doubles four hearts prompting defense and caution. The narrator weighs passing, doubling, and five clubs, considering payouts, par scores, and potential rescues by partner with four spades.
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E. D. Nethaway
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Cornered at Rialto stars Tim McCoy in old west tale
Rialto presents a three day run of Cornered featuring Tim McCoy with Shirley Grey and a cast including Noah Beery Niles Welch Raymond Hatton Lloyd Ingraham and Claire McDonald The program also includes a comedy Broadway Brevities news and a cartoon reflecting old west friendship themes.
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Rialto
Tim McCoy
Jim Bridger
Kid Carson
Shirley Grey
Noah Beery
Niles Welch
Raymond Hatton
Lloyd Ingraham
Claire McDonald
Oriental Act Opens Iowa Bill With Jack Holt Film
From the Orient comes the headliner act for a Sunday-only show at the Iowa stage. The program blends East glamour with Jack Holt in Man Against Woman supported by Lillian Miles and a strong cast. The bill also features The Girl Nevertheless with Misses Stanton and Dolores, Louie's Chinese Kiddies Revue, As Sassins of Gloom, Sandy Lang and the Emeralde Sisters, plus skating by Eleanor Bunting.
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Cervenka
Misses Stanton
Dolores
Marian Gibney
Sophie Blatz
Louie
al Bayes
Harvey Speck
Sandy Lang
Emeralde
Eleanor Bunting
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Lillian Miles
Holt
Walter Connolly
Gavin Gordon
Arthur Vinton
Jack LaRue
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Newsei
Manchester Considers Municipal Light Plant Proposal
Manchester may form a municipal light plant after strong sentiment at the Manchester Community and Service Club meeting. The city now relies on Iowa Electric Co., whose franchise ends in November 1935. Secretary J N Whisler to obtain plans contracts from builders and consult with municipal plant attorneys.
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Iowa Electric Company
J. N. Whisler
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